There was an article that was sent to me about a conversation with the Public Affairs Officer at WHINSEC. HIs name is Mr. Lee Rials. He said, “For decades the school has been accused of having some responsibility for “graduates” who were later accused of committing atrocities. But he is also saying, one final…

I’m sorry for the events that took spe on March 13, 2013. We will never know how my civil disobedience really affected change! Some people at SOAwatch like Nico said the story was picked up by the AP, thats big. I found out and mentioned this in several letters to Rep. Jim McGovern will introduce…

Nash’s Statement to Judge Faircloth Columbus Georgia January 25, 2005 Honorable Judge Faircloth, I wasn’t planning to jump over the fence when I came to Columbus, GA. I was just planning to be just a message holder in clown make-up. Saturday morning, as I walked around listening to people about th Latin American issues a…

Koinonia community member Nashua Chantal works for peace and justice by being a “Peace Clown” in dialogue with everyone he meets. He often uses humor to break down barriers to communication, sporting a bright red, round nose—a “Peace Knows”! (Get it?) Thousands of Peace Noses have been distributed to people of all ages, colors, professions,…

The School of the Americas (cryptically renamed the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation) in Fort Benning, Georgia has for decades earned a reputation as a school of torture. The school’s students are Latin American military who are trained in human rights violations, among other things, and who have subsequently been involved in many abuses…

What does the Peace Pole mean to me? Why I wanted to be part of the peace presence?             Trying to find the right words in my vocabulary to write or say about peace doesn’t seem appropriate for what I feel to share inside myself.                     My words inside are feelings not yet made…